Cool Ridge, West Virginia | |
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  Cool Ridge, West Virginia  Cool Ridge, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°39′29″N 81°05′44″W / 37.65806°N 81.09556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Raleigh |
| Elevation | 2,936 ft (895 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25825 |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1537605[1] |
Cool Ridge is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Cool Ridge is located on U.S. Route 19, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Shady Spring. Cool Ridge has a post office with ZIP code 25825.[2]
Notable resident
[edit]- Cynthia Rylant (b. 1954), children's author, spent part of her childhood in Cool Ridge and part of her childhood in Beaver.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived 2012-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Cynthia Rylant" Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Annie Merner Pfeiffer Library at West Virginia Wesleyan College, accessed 9 May 2024
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